Research Article
Effects of Kamishoyosan, a Traditional Japanese Medicine, on Menopausal Symptoms: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind Clinical Trial
| | | Kamishoyosan group (N = 101) | Placebo group (N = 104) |
| | Age (years) | 50.6 (4.3) | 50.8 (4.3) | | Height (cm) | 158.9 (4.8) | 157.9 (4.7) | | Body weight (kg) | 56.1 (9.3) | 56.4 (9.9) | | Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 127.0 (18.8) | 127.2 (19.0) | | Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 79.0 (13.4) | 80.0 (13.1) | | Postmenopausal (number of patients (%)) | 64.2 | 67.3 | | Number of births | 1.7 (1.2) | 1.3 (1.1) | | Drinking habit (%) | 59.4 | 51.0 | | Smoking habit (%) | 22.2 | 18.4 | | Previous treatment for climacteric symptoms with medication (%) | 14.9 | 10.8 | | Past medical history (%) | 56.4 | 53.8 | | Complicating disease (%) | 50.5 | 55.8 | | Concomitant medication (%) | 40.6 | 47.1 | | Pretreatment SDS | 43.7 (7.8) | 44.2 (7.8) | | Pretreatment SDS median | 44 | 44 | | Pretreatment SDS range | 27–59 | 28–61 |
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Number inside parentheses indicate mean (standard deviation)
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